Open QuestionDescribe neural and chemical (both systemic and local) effects exerted on the blood vessels when you are fleeing from a mugger. (Be careful, this is more involved than it appears at first glance.)
Open QuestionThe structure of a capillary wall differs from that of a vein or an artery becausea. it has two tunics instead of three,b. there is less smooth muscle,c. it has a single tunic—only the tunica intima,d. none of these.
Open QuestionMultiple ChoiceMore than one choice may apply.Which layer of the artery wall thickens most in atherosclerosis?a. Tunica mediab. Tunica intimac. Tunica adventitiad. Tunica externa
Open QuestionCollagen vascular diseases weaken the collagen in the tunica externa of blood vessels. Predict the effects of such a disease.
Open QuestionBaroreceptors that function in the regulation of blood pressure are located in the (a) left ventricle, (b) brainstem, (c) carotid sinus, (d) common iliac artery, (e) pulmonary trunk.